NTA UGC NET December 2026 Apply Online – Eligibility, Exam Date, Fee and Subjects

The Nation­al Test­ing Agency (NTA) has start­ed the online appli­ca­tion process for the UGC NET Decem­ber 2026 Exam­i­na­tion. The Uni­ver­si­ty Grants Com­mis­sion Nation­al Eli­gi­bil­i­ty Test (UGC NET) is con­duct­ed to deter­mine can­di­dates’ eli­gi­bil­i­ty for Assis­tant Pro­fes­sor, Junior Research Fel­low­ship (JRF), and oth­er applic­a­ble aca­d­e­m­ic oppor­tu­ni­ties under the exam­i­na­tion rules.

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Accord­ing to the sup­plied sched­ule, the NTA UGC NET Decem­ber 2026 appli­ca­tion form opened on 08 Octo­ber 2026, and the last date to apply online is 28 Octo­ber 2026.

Can­di­dates inter­est­ed in appear­ing for the exam­i­na­tion should read the offi­cial infor­ma­tion bul­letin care­ful­ly before apply­ing. It con­tains details about edu­ca­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tions, age lim­its, appli­ca­tion fees, sub­ject selec­tion, exam­i­na­tion dates, syl­labus and appli­ca­tion instructions.

This page on TillEx­am pro­vides the impor­tant infor­ma­tion about UGC NET Decem­ber 2026, includ­ing eli­gi­bil­i­ty, appli­ca­tion dates, fees, sub­jects and how to apply online.

NTA UGC NET December 2026 – Overview

Important Dates

Can­di­dates should note the fol­low­ing dates for the NTA UGC NET Decem­ber 2026 examination:

• Appli­ca­tion Begin: 08 Octo­ber 2026
• Last Date to Apply Online: 28 Octo­ber 2026
• Last Date for Fee Pay­ment: 28 Octo­ber 2026
• Last Date with Late Fee: 31 Octo­ber 2026
• Appli­ca­tion Cor­rec­tion Win­dow: 02–04 Novem­ber 2026
• UGC NET Exam­i­na­tion: 14–19 Decem­ber 2026
• Exam City Infor­ma­tion: Before the Examination
• Admit Card: Before the Examination

Can­di­dates should reg­u­lar­ly check the offi­cial NTA web­site for updates or changes to the exam­i­na­tion schedule.

NTA UGC NET Application Fee 2026

The cat­e­go­ry-wise appli­ca­tion fees pro­vid­ed for UGC NET Decem­ber 2026 are list­ed below.

The exam­i­na­tion fee can be paid using the avail­able online pay­ment meth­ods, including:

• Deb­it Card
• Cred­it Card
• Net Bank­ing
• UPI

Can­di­dates should check the offi­cial infor­ma­tion bul­letin for the applic­a­ble cat­e­go­ry def­i­n­i­tions and late-fee pay­ment instructions.

NTA UGC NET December 2026 Age Limit

The age cri­te­ria depend on the cat­e­go­ry of eli­gi­bil­i­ty being pursued.

• Junior Research Fel­low­ship (JRF): Max­i­mum age of 30 years.
• NET / Assis­tant Pro­fes­sor: No upper age lim­it, accord­ing to the sup­plied information.

Age relax­ation for eli­gi­ble can­di­dates, where applic­a­ble, will be gov­erned by the offi­cial exam­i­na­tion rules.

UGC NET December 2026 Educational Qualification

Can­di­dates must meet the edu­ca­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tion require­ments pre­scribed in the offi­cial notification.

Accord­ing to the sup­plied details:

• Can­di­dates who have passed or are appear­ing in a Mas­ter’s Degree exam­i­na­tion in the rel­e­vant sub­ject may apply, sub­ject to the pre­scribed min­i­mum marks and oth­er eli­gi­bil­i­ty conditions.
• The stat­ed min­i­mum marks are 55% for the gen­er­al eli­gi­bil­i­ty require­ment.
• Can­di­dates with a four-year Bach­e­lor’s Degree may also be eli­gi­ble under the applic­a­ble UGC NET rules.

Can­di­dates should con­sult the offi­cial infor­ma­tion bul­letin for the com­plete qual­i­fi­ca­tion require­ments, cat­e­go­ry-wise marks cri­te­ria and eli­gi­bil­i­ty con­di­tions for JRF and Assis­tant Professor.

NTA UGC NET December 2026 Subject List

The sup­plied noti­fi­ca­tion details include the fol­low­ing sub­jects. Can­di­dates should select the sub­ject that match­es their edu­ca­tion­al back­ground and the rules in the offi­cial bulletin.

1. Adult Edu­ca­tion / Con­tin­u­ing Edu­ca­tion / Andr­a­gogy / Non-For­mal Education
2. Anthro­pol­o­gy
3. Arab Cul­ture and Islam­ic Studies
4. Ara­bic
5. Archae­ol­o­gy
6. Assamese
7. Ben­gali
8. Bodo
9. Bud­dhist, Jaina, Gand­hi­an and Peace Studies
10. Chi­nese
11. Com­merce
12. Com­par­a­tive Literature
13. Com­par­a­tive Study of Religions
14. Com­put­er Sci­ence and Applications
15. Crim­i­nol­o­gy
16. Defence and Strate­gic Studies
17. Dogri
18. Eco­nom­ics / Rur­al Eco­nom­ics / Coop­er­a­tion / Demog­ra­phy / Devel­op­ment Plan­ning / Devel­op­ment Stud­ies / Econo­met­rics / Applied Eco­nom­ics / Devel­op­ment Eco­nom­ics / Busi­ness Economics
19. Edu­ca­tion
20. Elec­tron­ic Science
21. Eng­lish
22. Envi­ron­men­tal Sciences
23. Folk Lit­er­a­ture
24. Foren­sic Science
25. French
26. Geog­ra­phy
27. Ger­man
28. Gujarati
29. Hin­di
30. Hin­du Studies
31. His­to­ry
32. Home Sci­ence
33. Human Rights and Duties
34. Indi­an Culture
35. Indi­an Knowl­edge System
36. Japan­ese
37. Kan­na­da
38. Kash­miri
39. Konkani
40. Labour Wel­fare / Per­son­nel Man­age­ment / Indus­tri­al Rela­tions / Labour and Social Wel­fare / Human Resource Management
41. Law
42. Library and Infor­ma­tion Science
43. Lin­guis­tics
44. Maith­ili
45. Malay­alam
46. Man­age­ment, includ­ing Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion, Mar­ket­ing, Indus­tri­al Rela­tions, Per­son­nel Man­age­ment, Finan­cial Man­age­ment and Coop­er­a­tive Management
47. Manipuri
48. Marathi
49. Mass Com­mu­ni­ca­tion and Journalism
50. Muse­ol­o­gy and Conservation
51. Music
52. Nepali
53. Oriya
54. Pali
55. Per­form­ing Art – Dance / Dra­ma / Theatre
56. Per­sian
57. Phi­los­o­phy
58. Phys­i­cal Education
59. Polit­i­cal Science
60. Pol­i­tics, includ­ing Inter­na­tion­al Rela­tions and Inter­na­tion­al Studies
61. Pop­u­la­tion Studies
62. Prakrit
63. Psy­chol­o­gy
64. Pub­lic Administration
65. Pun­jabi
66. Rajasthani
67. Russ­ian
68. San­skrit
69. San­skrit Tra­di­tion­al Subjects
70. San­tali
71. Sind­hi
72. Social Med­i­cine and Com­mu­ni­ty Health
73. Social Work
74. Soci­ol­o­gy
75. Span­ish
76. Tamil
77. Tel­ugu
78. Tourism Admin­is­tra­tion and Management
79. Trib­al and Region­al Lan­guage / Literature
80. Urdu
81. Visu­al Art
82. Women Stud­ies
83. Yoga
84. Dis­as­ter Management
85. Ayurve­da Biology

Impor­tant: The sup­plied source con­tains an addi­tion­al num­bered entry with­out a sub­ject name. Can­di­dates should refer to the offi­cial UGC NET Decem­ber 2026 sub­ject list for the author­i­ta­tive sub­ject codes and avail­able options.

How to Apply for NTA UGC NET December 2026

Eli­gi­ble can­di­dates can sub­mit the online appli­ca­tion form between 08 Octo­ber and 28 Octo­ber 2026.

Fol­low these steps to apply:

1. Vis­it the offi­cial NTA UGC NET appli­ca­tion portal.
2. Read the Decem­ber 2026 infor­ma­tion bul­letin carefully.
3. Com­plete the online reg­is­tra­tion using the required details.
4. Fill in your per­son­al, edu­ca­tion­al and con­tact information.
5. Select the appro­pri­ate sub­ject accord­ing to the eli­gi­bil­i­ty rules.
6. Upload the required pho­to­graph, sig­na­ture and sup­port­ing documents.
7. Review the appli­ca­tion form and cor­rect any errors before submission.
8. Pay the applic­a­ble exam­i­na­tion fee.
9. Sub­mit the com­plet­ed appli­ca­tion form.
10. Down­load and save the con­fir­ma­tion page and pay­ment receipt for future reference.

Can­di­dates should ensure that all infor­ma­tion is accu­rate before sub­mit­ting the form.

Documents Required for UGC NET Application

Before begin­ning the appli­ca­tion process, can­di­dates should pre­pare the doc­u­ments and infor­ma­tion required by the offi­cial por­tal. These may include:

• Recent pho­to­graph
• Sig­na­ture
• Iden­ti­ty proof
• Mas­ter’s Degree or Bach­e­lor’s Degree details, as applicable
• Cat­e­go­ry cer­tifi­cate, where applicable
• PwD cer­tifi­cate, where applicable
• Con­tact details and address information
• Oth­er doc­u­ments spec­i­fied in the infor­ma­tion bulletin

Fol­low the offi­cial instruc­tions for file for­mat, image size and doc­u­ment upload requirements.

UGC NET December 2026 Exam Date

Accord­ing to the sup­plied sched­ule, the NTA UGC NET Decem­ber 2026 exam­i­na­tion is sched­uled from 14 Decem­ber to 19 Decem­ber 2026.

The exam­i­na­tion city infor­ma­tion and admit card are expect­ed to be released before the exam­i­na­tion. Can­di­dates should mon­i­tor the offi­cial NTA por­tal for updates and down­load their doc­u­ments as soon as they become available.

NTA UGC NET December 2026 Important Links